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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

numberish en · ADJ

Etymology

From number + -ish.

Meanings

  1. Characteristic of a number; numberlike.
    • “Well, what did you expect?” “Have you noticed,” commented Morgan, “that all the male Paladins are named Arthur?” He nodded. “And looks like you were right about the middle names. Primus, Tertius, Octavius — those all sound numberish. 2014, David Alastair Hayden, Pepper Thorn, The Warlock's Gambit:
    • “So your memory tells you where each card is, and a numberish brain gives you the proper stacking order. But how do you then put them in that order? You didn't look away from my face even once.” 2012, Cecilia Grant, A Gentleman Undone - Page 88:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most numberish Degree=Sup lexicographic
more numberish Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Relateds

numbersome · numbery